{
  "id": 4720845,
  "title": "Apple Veteran Phil Schiller Exits App Store Role",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/apple-veteran-phil-schiller-exits-app-store-role",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T21:29:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/apple/2026/apple-veteran-phil-schiller-exits-app-store-role/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple veteran Phil Schiller has resigned from his role overseeing the App Store and the company's product events, just as John Ternus prepares to become CEO. Schiller, 66, will continue working at Apple as an Apple Fellow on unspecified initiatives, according to Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources.\n\nSchiller, who previously headed Apple's senior vice president of marketing, has been a key figure in the company since the Steve Jobs and Tim Cook eras. The App Store will now be under Apple's Services organization, headed by Eddy Cue, with Carson Oliver taking on daily operations and reporting to Cue. Ann Thai, who manages app distribution tools and third-party marketplaces, will report to Oliver.\n\nSchiller's exit from the App Store role comes amidst regulatory and commercial challenges, with the platform projected to generate over $30 billion annually. Schiller was instrumental in app approvals, developer relations, and changes to App Store policies and revenue-sharing rules, navigating multiple lawsuits and new regulations. He is also handing over oversight of Apple's events organization to Nola Weinstein, his deputy since 2023. This change occurs just days before Apple's scheduled product event on September 9.\n\nThese leadership changes align with a broader shift at Apple. John Ternus, who succeeds Tim Cook as CEO on September 1, is part of this broader reshaping of the leadership team, as PYMNTS previously reported. Other high-ranking executives, such as Johny Srouji, Jennifer Bailey, Luca Maestri, Lisa Jackson, and Kate Adams, are also stepping down or reducing their roles.",
  "summary": "Apple veteran Phil Schiller has stepped down from overseeing the App Store and the company’s product events, adding another leadership change just as John Ternus prepares to take over as CEO. Schiller, 66, will remain at Apple as an Apple Fellow and work on unspecified initiatives, Bloomberg reported Monday (Aug. 31), citing people familiar with […] The post Apple Veteran Phil Schiller Exits App…",
  "key_points": [
    "Phil Schiller resigns from App Store oversight at 66",
    "App Store to fall under Apple's Services organization",
    "Leadership changes precede September 9 product event"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}